Prayer vigil for Angela Newman Minnick is planned

A prayer vigil for Angela Newman Minnick of Blue Ridge Summit will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in the pavilion at the Otterbein Community Recreation Park on Welty Road.

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Waynesboro Record Herald - Waynesboro, PA

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Posted Aug. 29, 2013 at 2:00 PM

Posted Aug. 29, 2013 at 2:00 PM

WAYNESBORO — A prayer vigil for Angela Newman Minnick of Blue Ridge Summit will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in the pavilion at the Otterbein Community Recreation Park on Welty Road.

Minnick, 49, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma — a blood cancer in the bone marrow — in 2001. She was considered to be in remission, but the cancer came back. She recently underwent a stem cell transplant at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. She was moved to the intensive care unit because of severe pain with an unknown cause and a high fever, according to her daughter Ali.

“She was intubated twice and was just removed from the breathing tube yesterday,” Ali said Wednesday. “We are hoping to get her home as soon as possible, but her road to recovery will be long. She also just received a report that her stem cell transplant was a success and her myeloma numbers are currently at zero. Putting her in remission for a second time.”

The vigil will include prayers for Angie, her husband, Jeff, and their family and giving thanks for all of the blessings and miracles God has already performed.